Corey Seager
American baseball player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Corey Drew Seager (born April 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers selected Seager in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft, and he made his major league debut in 2015. He was the 2016 National League (NL) Rookie of the Year and was an MLB All-Star in his first two full seasons in the majors. He was named the NL Championship Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the World Series MVP while leading the Dodgers to the 2020 World Series title. After seven years with the Dodgers, Seager entered free agency and signed a 10-year contract worth $325 million with the Rangers. He was an All-Star in 2022 and 2023. Seager won the World Series with the Rangers in 2023 and was named World Series MVP for the second time (becoming only the 4th player to achieve this feat and the only player to win the World Series MVP in both leagues.)
Corey Seager | |
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Texas Rangers – No. 5 | |
Shortstop | |
Born: (1994-04-27) April 27, 1994 (age 30) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 2015, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
MLB statistics (through May 15, 2024) | |
Batting average | .290 |
Hits | 1,057 |
Home runs | 175 |
Runs batted in | 559 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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